Matias Maccelli was on the golf course when he found out he was getting traded to the Maple Leafs.

"Just trying to make a putt, and then my friend started yelling that I just got traded to Toronto," the 24-year-old said with a smile. "It was a pretty exciting golf round, the rest of that."

Did he make the putt?

"I didn't make that putt," he said with a grin. "But still played a decent round."

The 5-foot-11 winger spoke to the Toronto media contingent on Monday for the first time since being traded by the Utah Mammoth last month in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2027.

Maccelli anticipated he would be moving on from the Mammoth after he produced just 18 points in 55 games last season. He dressed in just three of Utah's final 26 games following the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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